Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
The original article doesn't mention how much of the field was also on disc brakes. At some point, when eg. 80% of the field, including the key riders for each team, is riding discs, and therefore all similarly equipped or handicapped (however you look at), of course the winner will be on disc brakes. Also, are there any similar articles which claims a victory was enabled by disc brakes -- eg "...the final separation at the finish line due to the last high speed descent where XYX's use of disc brakes seemed to allow him to pull away from the rest of the field."
UCI bikes are already subject to the 15 lbs weight limit. > There is nothing to be gained from rim brakes unless the bike supplier cannot meet the limit in a disc bike. > Soon everybody will be on discs except in non UCI events, not subject to the this limitation.